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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2515, 3 February 1887, Page 2

An extraordinary vacancy, faring ocourred in the Gflstlepomt Road Board, nominations for a member to till the. vacancy-will be received at'tbe offioa of the Board up to noon on 1 Wednesday, Uth inst, ■ •

Betweon sixty and seventy names have been attached to a petition asking the Colonial Secretary to grant a permit for a working men's club at Eketahuna. As the framework of the building is already erected, this .addition to tho thriving township will soon be in full swing, if the Colonial Secretary is agreeable.

Mr G. S. W. Dal 17 tuple is publishing in our •' Weokly" a vory handy guido to Masteron which' is replete with information on every institution in the Borough. He also a list of his numerous agencies and his extensive property schedule, which will repay perusal by anyone Becking a profitable investment.

We have to acknowledge the receipt of Mr W. K. Bishop's Monthly Timetable for I'ebruary. It is a very netful volume, All the time tables have beon revised to date, and the coach connections between Wellington and Woodville are all Bet out, The Maoris implicated in the Ngawapurua bridge affair were charged with the offence at the Woodville R.M, Court yesterday, but the Court held that it had no jurisdiction over the matter, as the Maories acted under the impression that they had a bona fide claim to the land They w«re accordingly dismissed; A nice little land transaction (says an Australian paper) has been brought to light in the Supreme Court on a motion calling upon an attorney to show cause why ho should not be struck off the ro ls. A firm uf tailors some time ago brought' 200 acres of land at Mount Kurrajogng and cut it up into small allotments,which they offered to their customers and others for nothing, the only charge made. le'mg for the title deeds, The ohargewas fixed at £3 3a, but astho owners, of the- land got a solicitor to do the work for £1 4s, they cleared nearly £2 byi.eaoh transaction, for the land was worth uext to nothing ; Is per lot is said to be a good estimate. The complaint-brought against the lepal petitioner is that he allowed a layman to raako a profit out of legal-charges, but, strange-to oay, the position of the people who have incautiously accepted gifts from the generous tailors has notbeen discussed at all. Mr Jußtice Fawcett who heard the application, was of opinion that the affidavits submitted did not justify him in calling upon the attornpy(whoß» . came has not yet. been disclosed) to show; caußS; but the alleged offender is. to -be' asked to make an explanation in Court. This' case is of more than local interest, fgr-. it is known that many people in the othdr colonies, especially Victoria, have been induced to become proprietors of - Mount Kurajong allotments,

" Ouida' gives the following sketch of the contrast.between the former state cf things and that which now prevail:— " Around Rome as well as within il the mo6t luxurious vegetation, a few years ago a'ternated with the most sacred rums; tombs and temples and triumphal : ar hes were framed iu the most abundant foliage; the banksia ruse, the orange, myrtle, tho jessamine climbed and blossomed amongst tho ruins of tho pulace of the Cawirs, In all those grand gardens in all these flowering fields in these grass meadows stretching between their marble colonades, thore was, as the German scholar says, an infinite calm, a lovliness and stillness in which the poet and the scholar could draw near to the mighty dead who had once been there as living men. There was nothing like it left on earth, Now it is destroyed for evov Now, in the stead of that tender silence of the tombs, that exquisite frefeltuess of tho spring, awakening in a thousand mossgrown dolls and myrtle thickets which had seen Ovid and St. Paul, St. Augustine and Eaphael-uow, in the Btead of this, there are the stench of engines, the dust of shattered bricks, the scream of steam whistles, the mounds of rubbish, the poles of scaffolding, long lines of-houses raised in frantic haste on malarious soil, enormous barrack, representative of the martial law required to hold in check a -liberated people; all is dirt, • noise, confusion, hideousuess, crowding, clamor, avarice."

A Calefornian paper to band by the mail gives a brief account of some important experimonta made with the object of combating tho ravages of the codlin moth. 'For two years tho State.Entomologist at Illihoia (Professor .Forbuß) has been conducting experiments in apple orchards wjth.araenical poisons, and shows that an average of - at least-70 par cout of apples ftow dcstioyed or injured by the coalln moth and all other insects may be saved to ripeuing by ono or two spraying with Paris green made in early Bprine svhila tho trait is not larger than a hazel nut, - Qtyoprvations aud analyses have Bhown that there ia not the slightest danger to the consumer of the truit from, poisoning tho trees thus early in tho seaBun, when the apples are very small. ExpnrimenU show,, however, that' late ipoisoning is dangerous, and, furthermore, - ia without effect on the codlin moth. Paris green was found most effective. Experiments w«ro made under widely varying conditions during two successive years and on Beveral varieties of fruit. It is estimatejd that the: general use of the spraying method jpill effect a saving to the State of Illinois iji't|ie increase value of the appleorop, of £3OO|GOO a-year. The paper from which we have quoted agßerts that the orchardists about loa Gates (Califonia) hive, duriuaf the past twelve or eighteen months, experimented with solutions of Paris green and London purple, Mh have been found very effectual in putting astpp to the ravages of the moth.

AEOCT TfIAT illib TO BE,GIVES' AWAY,— To the Editor—Sir, Will you allow mo jtl/rousih your columns to let the people of ■the Wairarapa know that I am going tu sell .all uiy qtock.; consisting of men's, youth's,'jiirid shirts, hats, hosiery, Ac., at a in prices up till the end of .the year; and alaito remind them .that every one yho' ,buys goods to the .value of 2s ,6d gets a ,ticket in myi??s,qi!i))petition, Think of tlijit! By spending 2b fid with nje, you inay'wiii money.enough to .carry y.yy .for a trip round New Zealand.—.John Thouburn, Clothier, &o,,Willta et,,WellliifU'n.

llio usual meethig...of the Mastui'tijii [own Lauds 'l'riist t&lierplace to ; m<irr'ow. evening' fjf'' Constable Cullinano left Wfosfortofrj&r day to take clwrgo of his new appointment" at Pahiatua, : ; .An important, announcement to 'naw-\ millers from Mesßra"'Tliofli-:Chapman "and Sons, saw'makers,'Wellington, appears in anothet column. Inspector Shearman is on his usual official visit to MaSterton in connection with tho Police Department, and will, we he!Jev«, : jnake! a tour of the'-'florty Mile' Bush toinspest the rarious stations there, ■ V lia another •. column, enumerating the variotß lines of BUgar he has on hand.. His list includes. Fiji and New Zealaildljrinds iii'packages to suit all classes of purchasers.

Tho Times is responsible for tho following item"lt is .said, that in the event of a separate constituency for the North Wairarapa, Mr W.W.McOardle will bo a oaudidate at tho first election, : Mr Tanier, it is Btatod, will again oppose Mr Smith at Waipawa. The Pahiatua Star of the Ist inst says: —Mr J. Wyeth, in accordance with a contract entered ipto with the County Counoil, presented himself at the Ngawapurna toll sito at 12. o'clock last night for the purpose of taking oharge. No gate; no toll. Compensation presently.' ■ The Summer Mebtiiig of the Wellington Racing Club commences May ;on the flutt Park Baceoourse, As the Waihorses are among tho favorites in the open events; we have made drrange-i ments to got the'results as they - are run, and we will post them in the windows of Messrs Farmer and T. E. Price, Quoenstreet. , ...

Lowes & lorns announce a series of important sales for this and next week, the first being a miscellaneous sale on Saturday the sth at their auction rooms, their usual stock sale on Wednesday 9th, the Ram Fair on Thursday 10th, for which there are already about COJ entries and a large find important horse sale on Saturday tho 12th, at tho salo yards where all classes of horses will be well represented. 1

From what we can gather from tho, Pahiatua paper, theyoungmanHenry Hulbert, who was drowned in the Mauratninoka River a few days ago,' must have been seized with cramp while bathing, as his clothes were found on the river bank hear'where the body was found. There.waa about five feet six inches of water, iind the arms were drawn up as if by cramp. Hulburt was 1 about 23 years of age,-and was a native of Somersetshire and besides an uncle in Christehurch wo are nut aware he has any other rolativM in the colony. At the inquest held on the body, tho jury returned a verdict of !> found drowned."

v Mr Q. Boetham, H.H.R., will add ret 8 tho electors of tho Taueru at tho School" houso to-morrow evening.

Crab'ttee, the escaped convict from the Wellington Gaol, was captured last evening at Wadestown, after Wng at liberty about throe' days. Sheep owners and others are reminded that entries close on Saturday, sth inßb, , v for the Masterton Ram and Ewe Fair, which will be held in Messrs Lowes and lorns yards on Thursday noxt. The Greytown Friendly Societies Sports' will bo held on St. Patrick's Day at the Recreation Reserve. 'A good programme haß been arranged, and it isexpeoted that .this event will attract a number of visitors' ,to the town. . An act of a colonial romance haa been .brought to light in the Wairirapa that should afford our local authors plenty of food for imagination, and enable their productions tohavo a ring, of originality that is Bdldotn mttwithinour colon ia) no vels Many of our rekderß will no doubt remember seeing a large placard outside the Masterton Police Station, containing the likeness of a man of the name of William Arthur, describing his age,: height and general appearance, and offering a reward of £25 for any information as to h s whoreabouts, During the Christmas season, Ma-ter Wijliam Baggo, a son of our fspected postmaster,' went to the Blairlogie run, Mr J. Morrison's, to.spend the usanl holiday, and while there made himself at home with all the hands on the station, and being a boy of keen perception noticed their several ways, personal appearances, and' peculiarities. On arriving homo lie caught sight of the placard mentioned, and his mind at once rovertiid to the scene of hia holiday, and ho recognised in the name and general appearance, arabbiteron the Blairlogie run, Having mentioned, tlie subject to his father the police were, at once acquainted with the lad's discovery. The officers of the law, having obtained a clue, went tu work, found thoman as described, but, to their dismay,he denied being the owner of the namo. Photographs were obtained, and so positive were the police ns to his identity that they communicated with his sfathor in Dune lin, wh > arrived in Masterton on Monday night, and. identified the man as his m ssing boh. What the result of the interview between father' and sun was, we .have been unable to find nut, but we know he refused to leavehis life of rabbiting and stati >n woi-lr for the more indolent, one that the circumstance of the family warrant. For the benefit of victors to the Theatre this evening we publish the following narrative of "The cells," which will be playtd tonight by the Alleyne-Wade Company. It is the''story of an innkeeper, who, fifteen yews before tlio. piny begins, has murdered a Polish Jew,: and with the money stolon, has become tin burgh-master (Mayor) of the village. Although his - crime hat brought him prosperity it has not brought content. Conscience ia gnawing at his heart-strings, and the memory of the foul deed is ever starting up to haunt him. Mathias, for Buoh ia the name of the murderer, cornea liorao from a long journey, and is seated in the inn, drinking his wine, when, suddenly the. noise of sleigh bells is heard 1 The horse of the murdered Jew carried bells 1 Mathias, half , mad with terror, iB left alone; the guests depart, his wife and daughter-, retire. He recovers himself, and starts: up, Baying, It is. onlyadreank". Ho then turns his back' to the audience, aud; comes' full faoe on the vision bf the murder which he him; self'had perpetrated'fifteen years ago. Act ll.—The innkeeper is very ill, worh and haggard. He insists on the marriage, of his daughter with the head of the police, taking place that day. He dreads the .discovery of the' murder, and. hopes . that by an alliance with' the gendarmes to make himself | seoure. Every thin? goos smoothlythe marriage contract ia eigned; the guests are dancing; whence s6und of bell? is heard again. Wild with the memories of the past, Mat Mas rnsljea iji.upoh the dancers, und brings down the curtain io a wild satanic" pas." ActjJiataken up.with ''''good flight" t'oall the guests, aVidMathiaa is loft alone, He is oncu niorQ contented. No liioro d earns; lio njore'bellsthe marriage 'i» signed he.retifep.to.rent. The' stage n 1 fining 'discoVer's a liafljof justice and then he onaefca in, a . dream the wjicle of the iiiui'der of thi 'Polisti Jew, Ho hears the senteme of. .death prono!|nced and follßsensi'less. The Scene , closes in, and 'tjjje bed is jsgpji. Mathias awakes fear-,uj 'dream,' imiglnei he is being hangedj ami (alls dtjas at tl) ; e feet «f his wife, " • : : "

The Committee of the Greytmm -Horticultural Society held a meeting last night for the purpose of arranging a pro-., gramme lor their Autumn Show-to'bo held- on March 10th. A programme wan drawn up, ami it was resolved to publish the same. '

The other day two men were brought ..before Mr W. W. Carlilo J. P.', at tt'uudville, Ono was sentenced tw six, months', police (three Charges), and the'otiwr,;for, obstructing the police and inciting the .first man, was fined £2O. • , " Owing to the prevalence of oholeria or infantile summer diarrhoea in Masferton, fli hafe been requested to caution pareiits. against allowing their children .tb'r'emain*' ■m a paf-gin? state without taking means to. check it.. On the first* symptoms immediate action should be token, for if. the child ia neglected for two or throe days, it ia generally too late for even a •medical man to arrest the complaint; Two deaths happened in Masterton this morning through this complaint. - ■ f Tho New Zealand Loan and - Mercantile Agenoy Company (Limited) received the following cablegram from -.tbeir London house, dated Ist instant: —, •Wool—Competition is increasing and the 'market is firmer. Since the opening of '.the sales the following descriptions have advanced $d per* lb: Superior greasy .merino, fine and coarße greasy orosabred. Up to date; 69,000 bales have been sold. Frozen Moat—The market is quiet. New Zealand, mutton, weighing per carcase '0!)lb to 65ib, is worth perlh.... . . ' Tho Fisk Jubilee Singers will make 'their first appearauco at the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening.. All who have gone to hear the company elsewbero have gone away after the performance quite fascinated wiih tho singing and accordingly have been attracted night after night. Tho Gorman paper Berliner Vossisclie Zeitung Bays;—'Qonaidered from an artistic point of; view, their voices aro fine, well cultivated, and' of a pure round, full'sounding iim'ire, almost entirely free from the faults we have blamed the European singers, and of an admirable surety of intonation. The first song, " Stenl away to Jesus," surprised us in thia respect, and we were obliged to confess to ourselves that it would not be easy to "find ten Berlin singers who were able to sins; in so pure accord. The clearness of their voices, which reminds us of Italian voices, but somewhat inclined to a veiled sound assists them, but the firmness of will is reenpnised in their long extended sounds ill which it givesgreat pleasure to observe with what surety the height of the tone is maintained in the' often changing strength of sound, that is, as those who are connoisseurs of singing know, under circumstances which might easily bring intonation in danger. The singers possess great v'irtuoship in piano and pirnwim, tho latter is an enchanting. chain of sound, and just as sweet as determined, and without any-fault," A Wonderful Hens.—Many are the in-' . cited of tha astonishing fecundity of .the various species of domesticated fowl; but . the celebrated Wollington Henn (whijh, strange to say, is of the maeculiue gender) haa a soul • above the nioro prodiiotion of ogga. The m'in'neE ;in whloh' he turns out Venetian Blinds, oto3fc the wondcr'snd Sdmiration of everybody fojii:' the Governor downwards. The name of tbii'wonderful bird isS. \V. Hekk, and his jwollknown fowl-house is theP°Beie Steani Window, Blind, Factory, Molsßworth-street, Wollii&bn. -An,. ■ • •• •■"•x